Is it funny enough or funnily enough?
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Is it funny enough or funnily enough?
Funnily enough is correct. Funny enough isn’t, not unless it’s part of a sentence: ‘that’s not funny enough; it doesn’t make me laugh’ but when the two words are used alone the only correct phrase is funnily enough.
Why do people say Funnily enough?
You use funnily enough to indicate that, although something is surprising, it is true or really happened.
Is Funnily an adverb?
FUNNILY (adverb) definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary.
What does Funily mean?
Meaning of funnily in English strangely: His face seems foreign and funnily familiar at the same time. Strange, suspicious and unnatural. aberrant. abnormal.
Why is it more fun and not funner?
Some folk find it fun to use the word fun as an adjective. Others find it funner to inform this group that fun is properly a noun, not an adjective, and even if it is used in this way the comparative form of funner is an abomination.
Is Sillily a word?
sil·ly. 1. Having or exhibiting a lack of good judgment or common sense; foolish.
What is the synonym of Funnily?
queerly, strangely, oddly, funnilyadverb. in a strange manner. “a queerly inscribed sheet of paper” Synonyms: fishily, strangely, curiously, oddly, queerly, peculiarly.
Can you say Funnily enough?
But we can’t say it’s grammatically incorrect. The adverb “funnily” is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as meaning “in a funny manner.” Awkward as it sounds, ”funnily enough” is grammatically parallel to such adverbial phrases as “oddly enough,” “curiously enough,” “aptly enough,” “strangely enough,” and so on.
Why is very fun wrong?
‘very fun’ is incorrect because ‘fun’ is a noun. An adverb cannot describe a noun.
Is it okay to say more fun?
With the popular use of these two forms, more fun or funner / most fun or funnest, so incredibly lopsided, it is clear to see what is acceptable and what is unacceptable. More fun is accepted; funner is not. Most fun is accepted; funnest is not.
Is silly rude?
In north America the word is generally harmless. When you call someone silly, you are not insulting their intelligence. Rather, you are likely calling them goofy, funny, playful (often in a childish way). The word is mostly used when talking to children.